LPB's Climate Change Challenge uses video clips and an interactive game to help students become knowledgeable about the effects of choices on the environment. Students complete training modules and become certified in the following areas: the carbon...cycle, the water cycle, human impact, nature's impact, mitigation and oil spills. After completion of the modules, students play an interactive game about how their personal choices impact the climate. Excellent activity in groups or for early finishers. The game may require free registration.[more]

Hank talks about a few - maybe crazy, maybe reasonable - geo-engineering schemes that some scientists have come up with in order to "fix" climate change, incl...including designer clouds, ocean fertilization, and stratospheric shading with sulfur dio...xide. (04:26)[more]

People who live north of the equator are experiencing both higher summer temperatures and a greater frequency of extreme bouts of heat, according to a NASA statistical analysis of decades of Northern Hemisphere temperature data. A basic bell curve sh...ows breakdown of these temperatures. Initially, the mean summer temperature for the Northern Hemisphere from 1951-1980 is centered at the top of the curve, with the frequency of cooler summers in blue and the frequency of warmer summers in red. Watch how the frequency of hotter temperatures increases as the visualization moves forward in time, showing how hotter summer temperatures are the new normal.
Data source: Goddard Institute for Space Studies
Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio[more]

In this short National Geographic video, students will be able to witnesses changes in nature. Students will be able to define the differences between climate and weather. Climate refers to the average weather conditions of a place over a long time. ...There are 6 main climate zones from mild and inviting to harsh. Weather refers to the day to day conditions of the Earth's atmosphere at a particular place and time. This is a wonderful companion teaching resource for a lesson/unit on climate weather or in conjunction with Common Core Curriculum Unit- Grade 1, Unit 4. (3:22)[more]

This video discussed seasons and where are there changes in seasons. The four seasons are; summer, fall/autumn, winter, spring. The northern and southern hemispheres experience opposite seasons. The seasons are caused by the tilt of the Earth at a... 23 and a half degree angle and the orbit around the sun. Different parts of the Earth are closer to the sun at different times of the year. The seasons are measured in Equinoxes (March 21 and September 23) and Solstices (June 22 and December 22). Good video for any age student. (02:02)[more]

Discusses what makes up geography; land, water, people and their lives and how land and water affect them. Geography also includes climate. Climate is the weather pattern in a region of the world over a long period of time. One of the major factors a...ffecting our climate is the Sun. The way the Earth moves around the Sun affects the climate. This video discusses rotation, revolution, year, axis, hemisphere, latitude, lines of latitude, and equator. This video discusses what causes the different climates. This video shows the vocabulary using a picture of the Earth. This is a very good video to show students when discussing climate. (09:03)[more]

This episode segment from NASA Connect explains the difference between weather and climate. The segment explores what factors determine weather and how climate is affected by the weather. Run time 04:36.

This is a good video to introduce students to climate and seasons. It would make a good 'hook' as students are entering a room. There is no narration--just music. These seven-minute video includes pictures of autumn/winter/spring/summer accompanied b...y Candy Apple feat. Anjou - Those Sweet Words.[more]

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